Homegrown School Feeding now in 31 states with 9.5m pupil – Osinbajo

In continuation of the free daily feeding of pupils in public primary schools across the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has formally flagged off the feeding of 75,020 children in schools across Ekiti State taking the total numbers nationwide to 9.536, 860. Prof. Osinbajo launched the programme today at St Michaels Anglican Primary School, […]

School feeding: Kaduna begins verification of 7,261 cooks – Official

The Kaduna State Government has begun verifying 7,261 cooks engaged under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. The Programme Manager, Umar Abdullahi, made this known in Zaria on the sideline of a two-day Media Roundtable to enlist media support on reportage of social protection programmes. Mr Abdullahi told the News Agency […]

Kaduna to spend N60 billion to renovate 4,000 schools

Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Sunday said the renovation of 4,000 primary schools across the state would gulp N60 billion. He made the disclosure at the 50th anniversary of Nuhu Baturen Makaranta Primary School at Anguwan Kahu, Samaru in Zaria-City, Kaduna State. He said the government had so far spent N6 billion in […]